Uganda is another African country that has sent its share of deaf/Deaf students to Gallaudet University. And, like Kenya (posted last night), they too have a web site:
http://www.unadug.net/general/index.html
See my post from last night about the Kenya deaf web site — either click on the “international” category button below, or go to the main page [...]
This blog is technically focused on the broader Gallaudet University community, both on campus and off, including for alumni. But sometimes I blog on matters of broader relevance to the deaf community in general.
The article included below is written about the disability movement in England. But many of the themes it touches upon [...]
Ever since Andrew Foster graduated from Gallaudet in the 1950s and established schools for deaf children throughout Africa, Gallaudet has been closely linked in many ways to many of the African Deaf communities. Kenya is one of several African countries that has sent Deaf students to Gallaudet University.
If you’re a Gallaudet student, staff, faculty, [...]
Bob Davila has been encouraging all members of the Gallaudet community to share their ideas for things that can be done at Gallaudet to move forward after the protests, to heal as a community, and become more welcoming of diversity. And, yes, he has specifically said he welcomes ideas from alumni too.
So how about [...]
Many members of the big-D “Deaf” community commonly assert that being Deaf is not a disability. And many Deaf people — and deaf people and hard of hearing people — would not want to become hearing even if we could. Most commonly, Deaf people say it’s because we’re a culture, not a disability. [...]
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